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Where does “autodiffusion” come from?

autodiffusion (French) comes from French diffusion, from Latin diffusio, from Latin diffundō, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

autodiffusion (French): autodiffusion

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  1. autodiffusion

Ancestry of “autodiffusion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdiffusionbroadcasting, showing; dissemination, diffusion;...
2Latindiffusio—
3Latindiffundō—
4Latinfundō—
5Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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